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Duke Energy fined $25 million over coal ash pollution

March 16, 2015March 13, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Duke Energy has been fined $25 million by North Carolina environmental officials over pollution from coal ash pits at its retired coal power plant. Power Engineering reports that the North Carolina environmental department issued the fine last week over ongoing groundwater contamination at the L.V. Sutton Electric Plant outside Wilmington. ... Read more »

Tech Tools Help Small Businesses Lower Energy Costs

March 6, 2015 by Karen Henry

An article in the Charlotte Post provides an overview of some of the tools available to small business owners to lower their overall energy consumption (some are specific to the region): Southern Energy Management provides solar power and energy efficiency solutions to help businesses reduce their energy costs. Duke Energy ... Read more »

Duke, US Reach $102.2M Coal Ash Spill Proposed Agreement

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Duke Energy has reached a proposed agreement with the US government that, if approved, would close a federal investigation of its subsidiaries, Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Business Services, related to last year’s Dan River coal ash spill as well as ash basin operations at other ... Read more »

Duke Energy Invests $225M in REC Solar Projects

February 10, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Duke Energy is acquiring a majority interest in REC Solar. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. In addition, over several years, Duke Energy will invest up to $225 million in commercial solar projects developed by REC Solar and supported by long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs). According to Renewable ... Read more »

Duke Preps for Distributed Solar on Heels of Net Metering Decision

December 19, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Duke Energy will deliver a distributed solar development plan to the South Carolina public utilities commission in February in response to the net metering agreement reached last week. In December, South Carolina became the 44th state to institute net metering. Net metering allows solar customers to get credit on their utility ... Read more »

Siemens, Duke Demonstrate Lower-Cost Smart EV Charging

December 5, 2014December 5, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Siemens Energy Management Division has teamed with Duke Energy to demonstrate the results of an 18-month effort to reduce the cost and expand electric vehicle charging technologies. Held at the Duke Energy Envision Center in Erlanger, Kentucky, and utilizing a Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid, Siemens provided the first Underwriters ... Read more »

Duke Energy to Clean Up, Close Coal Ash Pits

September 29, 2014October 3, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Duke Energy officials told state regulators Tuesday it plans to remove coal ash from one of its South Carolina waste pits and close two additional ones, according to Power Engineering. Duke has ash pits at two power plants in the state. The W.S. Lee plant, which is set to convert ... Read more »

Environmental Executive Moves: Volvo, Duke Energy, Nuverra, MWH Global

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Volvo: The Swedish automaker has announced that its president and CEO Olof Persson (pictured) will assume the position of co-chairman when UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon assembles a high-level advisory group on sustainable transport. Duke Energy: The sustainable electric ... Read more »

Waste Management Sees Coal Ash Disposal Opportunities

August 8, 2014August 7, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Waste Management is expecting to see a significant growth in its sales if a pending EPA rule requiring coal-fired power plants to dispose of ash byproduct in engineered landfills is passed, according to Bloomberg. According to David Steiner of Waste Management, the EPA rule will most likely require coal ash ... Read more »

$19.5M Carbon Capture Plant Begins Construction

July 24, 2014July 23, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A $19.5 million carbon capture pilot unit will soon be located at Kentucky Utilities Company’s E.W. Brown Generating Station, near Harrodsburg. The project, which will be Kentucky’s first megawatt-scale carbon capture pilot unit at an operating power plant, is a partnership between LG&E, KU Energy and the University of Kentucky ... Read more »

AEP, Duke Top Power Plant Carbon Pollution List

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

American Electric Power emitted the most carbon from power plants in 2012 — some 141,226,882 tons of CO2 — followed by Duke Energy at 134,277,330 tons, according to a report on US power plant carbon pollution. Benchmarking Air Emissions says the top five — AEP, Duke, Southern Company, NRG and ... Read more »

Shareholders Seek Removal of Duke Board Members

April 16, 2014 by Bill Opalka

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the New York City Pension Funds are urging fellow shareholders in Duke Energy not re-elect four members of the company’s regulatory policy and operations committee at the May 1 annual meeting. The four directors — G. Alex Bernhardt Sr., James B. Hyler Jr., ... Read more »

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